Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-22
entertainments.
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE


The frst appearance this season of Mile.
Rhea drew large audience at the New Ha-
ven Opera House. Our theater goers have
special interest in the success of this talented
and charming coincidence. It was here that
she first received duo recognition of her gen
JUS and she will always be welcome vi sitor.
The role of 'Hortense" in Ernest Legouve's
comedy 'Fairy Fingers" is one well suited
to Mile. Rhea and she never appeared to bet
ter advantage than last evening. The play
is not new one, having been first produced
at the Coincide Franchise in 1858. Its witty
dialogue has not suffered from its translation
into the English language and its literary
excellence is further shown by the master
full manner in which the scenes
are connected. The heroine "Hortense,
Duchess of Lesneven," whom reverses of for
tune have made dependent upon the ''Count
de Lesneven," has many distastefuI burdens
heaped upon her by the counts family.
''Tristan, the counts son, having fallen in
love with the penniless duchess, the young
mans father and mother seek to rid them
selves OF her by sending her to other rela-
tives. ''Hortense" discovers their design
and announces her intention to leave
them and earn her own living.
This she does by setting up a dress
making establishment, and ere long as the
fashionable modiste of Paris acquires for
threaten the count with dishonor, but Hor-
tense, forgetful of the past, extricates the old
gentleman from his difficulties and obtains
his consent to her marriage with Tristan on
the condition that she give up her business.
Next in Importance to the role of ttHortense"
is that of Orchard de Kerbriau," her slut
tering, stammer1ng friend through
all her troubles and triumphs.
Mr.. Edward Bells impersonation of
this drollest of characters deserves the high
est praise. He fairly divided the applause
with Mile. Rhea and at the conclusion of the
third act received with her double encore.
Mile. Rhea may we'll feel proud of her sup
porting company if they enact every play in
her repertoire as well as they do ''Fairy
Fingers" This afternoon the play will be
repeated and this evening by special request
Camille" will be given. Large audiences
are assured for both performances.
AT THE GRAND.
s'The Boy Tramp, or the Maniac Mother"
drew crowded houses to Bunnell's yesterday
at both performances. Nine. Melville as the
'tManiac Mother" was probably seen at her
best, for the character is entirely her own
creation. The company is an excellent one.
Tex. Bender, the cowboy fiddler, pleases all
visitors to the museum hall.
BURDETTE.
R. J. Burdette, whose humor has delighted
hundreds of thousands of Americans, lectures
on "Home" at the Howard avenue Congrega-
tionaI church next Monday. That the lee
ture will be a rare treat is q foregone conclu-
sion and there ought to be crowded house
sure.
ONE OF THE GREATEST SUCCESSES OF THE
SEASON.
Of eThe Dominie's Daughter" to be pro-
duced at the New Haven Opera House next
Thursday evening under the auspices of the
New Haven Grays, the New York papers are
aunt in enthusiastic praise. The New York
World says: &c The Dominies Daughter
continues to run to splendid business at Wal
lacks Theater and the piece bids fair to be
one of the greatest successes of the season. 1t
is all the more gratifying that this play
should have achieved such an uadoubted sue
cess, the subject being one of national char
acter and the play purely American" Dur
ing the presentation of the piece David d.
Lloyd, the author. was twice called before the
curtain. Tickets may be obtained OF the
Grays.